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2ping vs gping: catalog facts
2ping	gping
Free Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Separates inbound and outbound packet loss Can run a listener and client on separate hosts	A live graph makes latency spikes and loss obvious at a glance Graphs several hosts at once with custom colours for comparison
Requires a reachable listener on another host for directional diagnosis	Needs a terminal that supports the drawing it does; output is not pipeable Raw sockets may require elevated privileges on some systems
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MPL-2.0	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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